LAX

Construction begins on LAX Bradley International Terminal Expansion and Modernization Project

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - February 2010 -  The $1.5 billion Bradley West Project is beginning and will modernize the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX. The project is composed of approximately 125 million square feet of new building area, including food/beverage and retail concessions, new premium lounge space, enlarged Federal Inspection/Customs and Border Protection facilities and other passenger amenities. In addition, the new concourses will contain 15 new boarding gates and enlarged passenger seating/holdroom areas sized to accommodate new-generation aircraft such as the Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet and the Boeing B787 Dreamliner. The new improvements are scheduled for completion in December 2012.

More information can be found in the LAX News Release .

Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt has opened a store in Terminal 1 at LAX

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - September 2009 - LAX has opened another airport restaurant that is an outlet of a local establishment. Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt has opened an airport store in conjunction with HMSHost in LAX Terminal 1, the Southwest / US Airways terminal.  Travelers can enjoy the company's "Swirly Goodness" as they call it, while at the airport. Pinkberry serves flavored frozen yogurt that can be topped with fresh fruit, and is evidently a local favorite in Los Angeles; being from the opposite coast, we'll have to take their word for it, but it looks good. Check out their website for more details, but beware that the site plays a song that you can't turn off! http://www.pinkberry.com/

New, higher, LAX FlyAway bus fares are now effect

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – January 2009 – Starting Jan. 1, 2009, it got a little more expensive to take the bus to the airport. LAX FlyAway bus fares from Van Nuys, Union Station and Westwood increased for the non-stop service. The new fares are $6 each way for adults at Union Station and Van Nuys; $5 each way for adults at Westwood; $4 each way for seniors 65 years and older and disabled/Medicare individuals; and free for infants under 2 years. For more information about fares and service hours, click www.lawa.aero/flyaway or call 1-866-435-9529 (1-866-IFLYLAX).

Two New Art Exhibits are on Display at LAX Terminal 1 – “Patterns, Rhythms” and “In The Abstract” through March 27, 2009

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – January 2009 – Two new art exhibits are on display at LAX Terminal 1 through March 27, 2009. The exhibits are located on the Upper/Departures level, post-security and are free. The “Patterns, Rhythms” exhibits features art with distinctive and expressive patterns and rhythms, and “In The Abstract” features art that is, well …. abstract.

More information, as well as some pictures of these LAX art exhibits can be found at: http://www.lawa.org/welcomeLAX.cfm?id=1610

LAX Terminal 3 Gets Gladstone's, a Malibu seafood restaurant

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – January 2009 – Gladstone's seafood restaurant in conjunction with HMSHost will open an LAX airport restaurant in Terminal 3 later this month. The grand opening date for the media is set for January 29, although it is unclear from the press release when the restaurant will be open to the public, and as of this date, there is no mention of the date at the LAX web site or on Gladstone's web site. To learn more about Gladstone's restaurant, you can check out there web site (http://www.gladstones.com/). Gladstone's is a seafood restaurant located on Malibu Beach, and claims to serve the largest selection of seafood on the West Coast, according to their web site. Not having the pleasure of visiting Malibu much, we can not corroborate this fact, and it is not yet clear how extensive the LAX airport restaurant's menu will be.

According to the LAX website, the other restaurants, bars and beverage establishments on Terminal 3 are Starbucks, Burger King, Java Java, California Pizza Kitchen ASAP, Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom and Home Turf Sports Bar, so it would seem that this LAX airport restaurant adds something a little different.*

Terminal 3 serves:

Alaska Airlines (some flights are also at the International Terminal), Virgin America [and Horizon Airlines (part of the Alaska Air Group)], and some flights domestic and Canadian flights from American Airlines, Quanta, Northwest, KLM, Korean Air as well as some flights of other airlines (according to current flight schedules)

For amusement and historical purposes, according to the LAX Terminal 3 map provided on the LAX web site, the following airlines are located on Terminal 3: AirTran Airways, Alaska Airways, American Trans Air (ATA – we thought this airline ceased operations in 2008, so either LAX doesn't update their web site very often or they still fly have LAX flights …. doubtful!), Frontier, Horizon, Midwest Express, Spirit, Sun Country, & WestJet. This appears to be largely incorrect information, and perhaps it is time to make a new Terminal 3 map LAX Webmasters?

*LAX restaurant information is from the LAX web site listings and terminal maps, which give different information and don't appear to be updtated too frequently, so please let us know if you find different restaurants here than what we have listed.